LOL Boone shoulda been one of the 'chincheckers'. If you watch him fight though you can kinda get it. He can bang but it's more he's got this kinda tricky style and manages to get shots in when people just aren't expecting it. He's like the ultimate gatekeeper and his resume reads like a who's who of rising stars from 160 - 175 (in fact he even fought Lara at 154).
Yeah, I wouldn't put too much stock in it. It's an interesting story, but it means very little as you say.
Depends on the weight. I think Adonis too big, and would probably be too drained at SMW and GGG would win. Stevensons success has come at LHW, and its plain he has filled out to the class and should be fighting at LHW. GGG would just be too much for a 36 year old after doing an extremely harsh weight program. At LHW , then Stevenson obviously the heavy favorite.